Smyrna times., 1887-05-25
The Peach Growers Organization.

1ne Eeacn GrOWerS OrganlZaCl0n. |
In consideration that this section is !
deemed the proper starting point for
putting into effect the deliberations of
the growers in their new organization,
it is well for those interested to be as
well acquainted with the mOdus oper-
andi as possible The scheme as pre-
sented by Mr.. Polk and adopted at the
Convention at Dover for organizing the
Bureau of Information had twenty-six
different paragraphs. The essential
features are however contained in what
is below, which it would be well for
those who expect to attend the meet
ing on Saturday to familiar themselves
with:
Said executive committee shall APP
point a distributor of ability and Il sec
retary and treasurer and pay them
such salaries rs it may deem adequate.
Said distributor may be an officer of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
in order to facilitate the distribution of
the cars; and to obtain telegraphic
service without cost to the shippers
or members.
The distributor and secretary and
treasurer shall give bonds for the faith
full performance of their duties.
The distributor shall have full au-
tOrity to regulate the consignment of
all cars or peaches of the members of
the bureau, in the manner herein set
forth, and in accordance with such fur
ther regulations as may become neces-
sary.
The distributor shall be located at
Clayton, Delaware, or wherever the
headquarters of the Delaware railroad
system is maintained.
The distributor shall keep "a map and
list of all towns or cities within 48
hours communication by railroad with
ClaytOn) that can daily consume, at
profitable prices, one or more car loads
of peaches.
The distributor shall establish the
quota of each of said towns and cities.
When 800 baskets of fruit are loaded
in a car land not befOre) and the bu-
reau's local agent has, on the day of
shipment, endorsed o. X, on q tele-
| gram or message to that effect, any
member or members of the bureau or
his or their agent shall forward said
| telegram or message to the distributor,
mentioning therein the number of the
car, the owners name, the consignee,
and the destination whether he or they
! desire said car to be consigned.
The distributor on receipt of such
communication, if the quota or point
thus selected is not already filled, shall
telegraph or reply to said member or
| agent, "YOur car number - is con-
signed to (the point named by said
member or agent). If the quota of the
town so selected had that day been
previously filled, the distributor shall
so state and the owner may then in a
similar manner select some other town
whose quota is not filed.
Whenever any member or agent
shall willfully or by mistake cousign a
cSr to any town or point whose quota
is already full, the distributor shall have
absolute authority to change the desti-
nation of said car to some point whose
quota is not complete.
The bureau shall be accountable to
the owner for the sale ofany car of fruit
whose destination is changed by the
distributor without said owners or his
agents approval.
The proceeds of sale, from all cars OF
fruits thus arbitrarily transferred by
the distributor, shall be returned by
draft TO him and he shall Immediately
endorse the same to the treasurer who
shall forthwith forward said returns
minus the regular commission to the
owner or owners of said fruit.
The executive committee shall select
the most available commission house in
each town or city whether shipments
are contemplated and obtain the suita-
BILE bond from said house to secure
faithful sales and prompt returns of all
car loads of fruit shipped to said house
by the distributor.
The executive committee shall locate
blackboard, with the list thereon OF
all towns or cities whether shipment
can be made), at every railroad station
from which any member ships peaches
and as soon as the quota of any town
or point is filled for the day the distri-
butOr shall telegraph such fact to all
such railroad stations and have said in
formation posted on said boards.
All members of the bureau, whose
orchards Jagged four years or more) con-
sist of over 5000 fruit trees or less, shall
! pay % do an AAiAuhi lCS VI booGSSlAGllb
members whose orchards consist of over
5000 and not over 5000 fruit trees
shall pay an annual fee Of So, and all
other members shall pay an annual fee
of $40; said fees shall be paid to the
treasurer of the bureau in advance, and
if not paid by the 15 of August in each
year the treasurer shall deduct the fee
from the returns (if anyl Of any delin-
quent member, that shall pass through
his Office